The annual salary statistics of speech-language pathologists in Billings, Montana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of speech-language pathologists in Billings is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $64,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for speech-language pathologists in Billings, Montana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,860.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of speech-language pathologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,300 | 2.27% | 14.41% |
| 2021 | $81,410 | 6.39% | - |
| 2020 | $76,210 | 14.04% | - |
| 2018 | $65,510 | -6.69% | - |
| 2017 | $69,890 | 9.77% | - |
| 2016 | $63,060 | -5.41% | - |
| 2015 | $66,470 | -6.59% | - |
| 2014 | $70,850 | -2.43% | - |
| 2013 | $72,570 | 1.75% | - |
| 2012 | $71,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,300, Billings is the highest paying city for speech-language pathologists in state of Montana, followed by Western Montana nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $81,180). In comparison, the median annual salary of speech-language pathologists in Billings is 2.5 percent (2.5%) higher than that in Western Montana nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Billings | |
| Western Montana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Missoula | |
| East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Great Falls | |
| Central Montana nonmetropolitan area |